New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
CALIFORNIA TOPICS.
HEAvY TRAVEL on THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
THE CRUISER CHARLESION-WOAAN
SLAVES From CHINA.
ssr rxLpoRArn TO TIE rRsuEnl


S.x Francisco. Oct 1.-The travel over
southern Pacific lines has never before been SO
heavy as this fall. Most of the westbound
overland trains now leave Ogden in two ana
three sections, and a Cook tourist party recently
left Chicago in four sections Of ten cars ehch
The Southern Pacific is trying to make arrange
ments with the Union Pacific so as 70 run TWO
overland trains from the East every day.
pro,ainent Official CT tie Southern PacInc
sou the correspondent of THE TRIBUNE this
crelx that il the company had fifty additional
locomotives every one would be put in use to-
morrow. It is impossible te get rolling stock
N do business and the rush of travel has only
iust begun.
GOOD piece II work was done this week by
.en,cnee to six months Imprisonment in the
Bouse of Correction Of Ohe Hutchins, woman
who enticed little school girls into her house
and then induced them to pose for nude photo
graphs. The evidence against her was worked
mn by q local society for the suppression Of vice,
.n.l WAS conclusive The womans attorney OBJ
tained a writ Of habeas corpus to prevent tho
carving out of the police court sentence, but
The superior Judge promptly remanded her. She
came into court clad In fashionable style and
with smile on her face, but she wept and
cried out in distress when she was led TO the
prison ambulance.
President Holden nipped in the bud rushing
between freshmen and sophomores at the State
University. The usual horse play was begun
when he posted an order making expulsion the
penalty Of indulgence in the time honored sport.
There was much criticism Of the order, but no
one dsr.s to violate it.
The new cruiser Charleston, at the Union
Iron Works, Is beginning to take shape The
lower frames are nearly all secured, bottom
plates and cast steel stern post are in position.
1t is said thar the steel castings made at these
works surpass any before made in this country.
The China steamer this week brought over
forty -four women, all but four Of whom were
without necessary papers. The four are old, while
the forty are attractive young damsels who have
evidently been imported on speculation BY the
usual habeas corpus routine these women will
probably be landed. they cost about $500 in
China and are readily sold here for $500 to
$4,000, the profit this importation Will
reach 100000
A large excursion started this week for Lerdo
CoIony at the mouth of Colorado River. This
colony is on land in Old Mexico which was
granted to the old millionaire Blythe provided
be would settle certain number Of families and
improve it, Blythe died and the probate court
refused to allow the public administrator to
spend anything to fulfil the conditions
Of the grant. Hence some shrewd
Mexicans have stepped in and gobbed
the grant. This colony as well as the Ensenado
scheme at Todcs Santos Bay is doing good deal
of advertising now, but the disastrous end OF
the Topolobampo project ought to warn any
American from venturing across the border. Even
the best planned colonies are forced to depend
on the caprice of the Mexican Government, which
will tax them for all they are worth soon as
they make salable improvements. When SO
much good land can be obtained cheap in Cali
fornia and Arizona it seems folly for any one to
70 into Mexico.